Definition of Chlamydia
Chlamydia is a common STI that occurs in both men and women. Women who are exposed to Chlamydia will potentially have side effects like inability to get pregnant or even have ectopic pregnancies.
Chlamydia is common in individuals between the ages of 15 – 24 and it impacts over 1.4 million people per DCD guidelines.
Symptoms of Chlamydia
Chlamydia often presents itself with no symptoms. This fact causes the disease to spread as the individual with Chlamydia does not know that they are carriers of the disease. Symptoms take a period to appear but can cause serious damage to the human body. The disease can present itself as a UTI and should be checked to determine cause of the symptoms.
Women show symptoms with vaginal discharge and a burning sensation when going to the bathroom.
Men have additional symptoms with swelling of their genitals.
Other forms of Chlamydia
Rectal Chlamydia: Chlamydia can also impact the rectum showing symptoms of rectal pain, discharge and bleeding.
Chlamydia Conjunctivitis: The disease can also impact the eyes due to contact with an infected genital fluid causing chlamydia conjunctivitis. This could cause blindness if not treated quickly.
The symptoms of Chlamydia Conjunctivitis include Swelling of the eyes, Redness of the eyes, Discharge from the eyes, Swollen lymph nodes and sensitivity to light.
Oral Sex – Chlamydia from oral sex causes the disease to spread in a person’s throat due to oral sex. The symptoms of this are swollen tonsils, tongue swelling, inflammation of the mouth, fever, swelling of the lips and white spots on a person’s tonsils.
Prevention
Chlamydia is best preventable by completely avoiding multiple partners and keeping your sexual life monogamous. Your partner must be free of chlamydia.
The second way to use protection during sexual activity if a person is not monogamous.
Treatment for Chlamydia
There is a cure for Chlamydia. Chlamydia can be treated with appropriate antibiotics. The treatment includes the right dosage of medication and a course of the treatment. Individuals must follow the protocol to get cured and get best results.
Although there is treatment for Chlamydia, it will not reverse the damage cause by the disease before treatment was implemented.
Treatment for Chlamydia should have a wait period of at least 7 days before a person has sex. This would mean the person’s partner/s should also be tested for the disease and treated for the same period.
Chlamydia can recur especially if individuals continue to expose themselves to the disease and do not take precautions during sex.
Impacts of lack of treatment
Is Chlamydia is left untreated there are several physiological consequences.
Men – The impacts on men are less severe than in women. The biggest impact is that men could have pain and fever in the testicles which could lead to infertility in rare cases.
Women – In women the impacts of the disease are more severe. Women could develop scare tissue, inflammation of the pelvis, blockage of the fallopian tubes, infertility and pregnancy outside of the womb.
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